Work phrases that only exist in your field

[NoEffingWay]

'Level 1,2,3 & 4 obs'
'Where's the ward lighter?'
The magic numbers-'5&2'
'Sectioned or informal?'
'They have been secluded'
'Absconsion risk'
And many more!

The world of mental health nursing is full of 'em.

What words or phrases do you use at work which no-one understands.

'Can we do the WHO?'

Mental health nurse here too we also use MAPA at my trust.

Nellie the Elephant is a good speed...

Can you fill in a NWoW so we can apply for SEC?

Is there an LSA in the GMFRIAM?

Shit, we've had notification of an FCR

I see you see a 😊

IBR
BVD
BCMS
RPA

I had to Google these. We don't have coos

@ColinRobinsonsFart

Nellie the Elephant is a good speed...

First Aid trainer?

There's a rubber duck in the yard waiting to be collected.

@FlemCandango, benefits advice or DWP employee?

Do we o code him?

Normal job:
Room nights are up 50% vly but on a lower ADR
How much has April cax moved?
Can you get the canx waived?
Will you extend the EBO?

Current overtime:
Do you have the PNR?
Is that voucher EWD or TWD?
They've used Avios so it's invalid

Upper left 6 needs a distal occlusal

This person needs a TOPs, CIR and SIR.
They’ve fallen off script.
Are they scripted or illicit?
Are they using clean works?
New pins, pans and bins please.

@AnnaBegins

"We couldn't pass SBR3 because the RFQ response hadn't been PACN'd"

"We were late to PEC and FEC as we didn't do the DFMEA"

The company I work for has an acronym for everything. Newbies sometimes ask what they stand for, which is futile as that was forgotten many moons ago.

Very familiar! My all time favourite is the informal NFG for something that’s broken…

‘Have a sip of water and see how you feel’
‘Try going to the toilet’
‘It’s almost lunch/break/home time see how you feel then’

Did you tighten the nappies?

Ooh look at the flange!

The flange nuts are rusty...

All Female Black Manx Cats Have Eleven Kittens.

DSP
CDP
SSP
CMP
Ads.txt (possibly more broadly known than I think?!)
ATDs
PG
PMP
CPM
DMP
RTB
AG
API
IOA
UFR

.... I feel like our industry is the queen of TLAs...

Successfully camped on - successfully put yet another call on hold to a popular extension.

srom
prom
vbac
lscs
ve
svd
pph
fhhr

[quote NoEffingWay]@MrsC2018 I hear you! Sometimes when I listen to handovers I wonder if the newbies and students have any idea what's being said! [/quote]
As a first year nursing student I can answer that.
Not a fucking word.
😂

SCS to clear WMS before SpAds see

A lot of these are familiar - PEPs, CIN/CP, Where would you scale this, etc from when I was a DSL.

Now it’s;
Schizoid/borderline/narcissistic
Avoidant/ambivalent
Open-ended vs fixed term
Projective identification, parallel process, counter-transference

We will feed you in about 2 hrs, if you eat now you will vomit.
When's the last time your bowels have gone?
Please tell me we have a resus status.
C2H5OH.

Bed 2 ARF on HF with heparin.
Acute MI with CCF and IHD, T2D
Arrest with 30 mins downtime until ROSC, quad strength norad chasing K,
EOL, driver up, rels in.
IVDU tubed awaiting CT.

Can you guess my job?

My previous post was autocorrected

Did you tighten the nipples?*

Ooh look at the flange!

The flange nuts are rusty...